Can San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello learn how to lose?
With the Giants off to a 9-13 start, Vitello is learning to navigate the ups and, perhaps more importantly, the downs of the MLB regular season.
WASHINGTON, D. C. — For the folks actually living it — players, staff, coaches — Major League Baseball is a binary endeavor.
That’s the case for all professional sports. The sun rises. A game happens.
You win or lose. Either way, the sun sets. Yes, there can be silver linings in defeats or sour tastes after victories, but more often than not, one’s happiness (or lack thereof) is defined by the result.
MLB’s near-daily regular-season schedule takes that dynamic to the extreme. There are 162 opportunities to revel in the ups or wallow in the downs. Few professions operate this way, with such constant, tangible feedback.
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